Beyonce Baby Birth: Officials Investigating Hospital Complaints and Mayor bloomberg talks Blue Ivy (VIDEO)

NEW YORK — State health officials are investigating complaints patients in a hospital neonatal unit were mistreated while Beyonce was there giving birth to her and Jay-Z's daughter.

They had received two complaints about Manhattan's Lenox Hill Hospital, health department spokesman Michael Moran said Wednesday. One was made anonymously, and the other was from someone who had learned about the matter through the media, he said. Officials would be looking into whether any regulations were violated, he said.

The hospital said it would fully cooperate with the inquiry, and it announced Wednesday it was conducting its own probe into the complaints about the treatment of neonatal unit patients.

Beyonce gave birth to the couple's baby, Blue Ivy Carter, at the hospital on Saturday.

Media reports said Beyonce and Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, paid $1 million to take over a floor and their security guard blocked parents from the neonatal unit for hours. The hospital denied the reports, saying the couple paid the standard rate for an executive suite without disclosing what that is.

One new mother, Rozz Nash-Coulon, told The Associated Press that her twins, born Dec. 28, were in the neonatal unit and, starting Friday, intense security measures made it a struggle to see them as guards directed hallway traffic.

"Once they checked in there was high security everywhere," she said Monday. "It looked like the president was on our floor. The hospital's security cameras were taped over. Internal windows from the hallways into the ward were blacked out."

The hospital's executive director was heading up its own inquiry into the complaints, hospital spokeswoman Barbara Osborn said. The hospital was interviewing parents who had children in the newborn wing when Jay-Z and Beyonce were there, she said.

"We have spoken to seven out of the 10," she said. "None have reported being stopped from seeing their babies."

She confirmed that security cameras were briefly taped over when the Carter family was being moved, "but only when a security guard was present" on the fourth floor, where the neonatal unit is located. She declined to say why they were taped over.

She said that other parents at the unit did notice "enhanced security." But she said none felt restricted from accessing the unit or any other at the hospital.

Jay-Z confirmed the birth of the couple's daughter in a song released on his social website Life and Times on Monday.

Lenox Hill Hospital is a popular choice for the rich and famous – from late philanthropist Brooke Astor to "30 Rock" star Tina Fey.

Bloomberg Talks Blue Ivy: MyFoxNY.com

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As Beyonce and Jay-Z's family and celebrity friends celebrate the birth of the couple's first child, a daughter named Blue Ivy, some people are complaining about the treatment they received while trying to see their own babies at the same hospital.

Beyonce gave birth Saturday at New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital, and new father Neil Coulon of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, says Beyonce's baby security team blocked him from seeing his own premature twins several times.

"Three times they stopped me from entering or exiting the NICU (Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit) and it happened once on Friday -- just because they wanted to use the hallway.” Coulon told the New York Daily News.

Neil Coulon & wife Rosalyn

Beyonce and Jay reportedly shelled out $1.3 million dollars to seal off and redecorate a wing, complete with bulletproof glass and ultra-tight security measures that included guards patrolling the hallways with headsets.

Coulon says that at one point the security team cleared the entire sixth floor waiting room where his relatives were.

"They should have been more strategic about it,” he said. “These are children with problems in intensive care and you're just going to take over the hospital like you own it? All I want is an apology. I know they spent $1.3 million and I'm just a contractor from Bed-Stuy, but the treatment we received was not okay. My wife is just terribly upset. She had a C-section. She gave birth to twins. She is sore. Nobody needs this."

Rosalyn Coulon and her twins

“Some people were upset,” one staffer said. “I heard a gentleman say he couldn’t go upstairs to see his baby (Saturday)."

“This is the NICU. Nobody cares if you’re a celebrity. Nobody is star-gazing. They just want to see their children,” Coulon added. "To have that circus roll into town and ruin our parade was unpleasant.”

Beyonce Baby Security Keeps Dad Out: MyFoxNY.com

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Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby Ivy Blue Carter isn’t even a full day old yet, and already as expected, people are anxiously awaiting to see after which parent the baby mostly resembles.

For those waiting on pics of Ivy Blue to surface, we’d advise you to not hold your breath til you turn “Blue” if you will because according to the parents, it’s not happening.

According to The Huffington Post:

Despite the rumors, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby did not make its debut on New Year’s Eve. But when the little bundle of joy does arrive, don’t expect to catch a glimpse of Babyonce on the cover of a celebrity weekly.

“They are one of the most private couples,” one magazine editor told me. “We have made several offers to their people about running exclusive images of mother and baby and no one has responded.”
Today, some celebrity babies are splashed across the covers of weekly magazines before they’ve even opened their eyes. Often when such a deal is made, the contract stipulates that the baby cannot be seen in public for a few weeks before and/or after the magazine hits the newsstands.

“If Beyonce and Jay-Z do decide to share their child with the world, they will probably go the same route as Tom Cruise and Katie [Holmes],” the editor explains. “Instead of selling the images to a weekly publication, they would give them away for nothing to lock in a cover of a monthly like Vanity Fair. But knowing this couple, it is unlikely we will ever see a staged picture of the child.”

Well, if they do choose to give the baby pics away for free, we hope that they hook us up first.
Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby Ivy Blue Carter isn’t even a full day old yet, and already as expected, people are anxiously awaiting to see after which parent the baby mostly resembles.

For those waiting on pics of Ivy Blue to surface, we’d advise you to not hold your breath til you turn “Blue” if you will because according to the parents, it’s not happening.

According to The Huffington Post:

Despite the rumors, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby did not make its debut on New Year’s Eve. But when the little bundle of joy does arrive, don’t expect to catch a glimpse of Babyonce on the cover of a celebrity weekly.

“They are one of the most private couples,” one magazine editor told me. “We have made several offers to their people about running exclusive images of mother and baby and no one has responded.”
Today, some celebrity babies are splashed across the covers of weekly magazines before they’ve even opened their eyes. Often when such a deal is made, the contract stipulates that the baby cannot be seen in public for a few weeks before and/or after the magazine hits the newsstands.

“If Beyonce and Jay-Z do decide to share their child with the world, they will probably go the same route as Tom Cruise and Katie [Holmes],” the editor explains. “Instead of selling the images to a weekly publication, they would give them away for nothing to lock in a cover of a monthly like Vanity Fair. But knowing this couple, it is unlikely we will ever see a staged picture of the child.”

Well, if they do choose to give the baby pics away for free, we hope that they hook us up first.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z have welcomed their first child - a baby girl, it has been reported.

The music power couple have named their daughter Blue Ivy Carter, according to E! Online.

The 30-year-old singer gave birth to her daughter by scheduled caesarean section at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City last night and the website reports 'multiple sources' have confirmed the news.

Her 42-year-old rapper husband Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, was by her side during the birth.

A source told Beyonce's hometown newspaper Houston Chronicle that 'mother and baby are doing fine'.

Despite initial confusion the baby was named Ivy Blue, E! reporter Ken Baker later clarified friends of the couple have confirmed the newborn was actually called Blue Ivy.

Celebrities have already started tweeting their congratulations to the couple with Russell Simmons and Rihanna were among the first.

Russell posted: 'Congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z.'

Rihanna posted: 'Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih.'

We've been waiting for you: Rihanna wasted no time welcoming the babe into the world

Public congratulations: Russell Simmons was one of the first celebrities to tweet the news

According to the New York Daily News, Beyoncé checked into the Upper East Side hospital under the name Ingrid Jackson.

Beyoncé, who was spotted out with her mother on Thursday night, is said to have booked out the entire fourth floor spending $1.3million it has been claimed.

On Saturday night, deliveries of takeaway food and bottles of red wine were being delivered to the hospital's private wing.

While a spokesperson for the power couple - who are said to be worth $750million - was not available for comment, security is said to have been tightened at the hospital.

Reported: The 30-year-old singer is said to have checked into Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City under a false name

At one point, a doctor was heard complaining the heavy security meant he couldn't check up on his patients properly.

The hospital isn't far from the couple's TriBeCa, Manhattan apartment, where they spend most of their time while not on tour.

The couple, who have been married since 2008, also recently bought a mansion in Miami Beach, Florida.

Confusion: E! reporter Ken Baker clarified Blue was the baby's first name not middle name on his Twitter page

Within hours of baby Blue's reported arrival, one fan started up a parody Twitter account called @IvyBlueCarter, with a digitally-created image of what the baby could look like.

Baby rumours reached fever pitch on December 30 with reports that Beyoncé had given welcomed a daughter called Tiana May Carter.

It came after reports suggested that staff at St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital - a private facility in New York - had been told to prepare for a VIP arrival.

But Beyoncé's sister Solange rebutted the rumours by telling fans that the singer had spent New Year's Eve at her house party in Brooklyn.

The 25-year-old confirmed Beyonce was very much still pregnant and tweeted: 'Shout out to my sister for being THE cutest pregnant woman ever!'

Are they parents yet? There has been considerable speculation for weeks after it was falsely reported that the singer and her husband Jay-Z had welcomed their child

The former Destiny's Child singer was also seen out earlier on New Year's Eve dining at the Buttermilk Channel restaurant in Brookly on New Year's Eve with Jay-Z.

Last Thursday, Beyoncé emerged in public for the first time since being last spotted on December 21.

The 30-year-old was seen stroking her tummy as she left a New York office building escorted by a bodyguard and her mother Tina.

Beyoncé announced her pregnancy at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards back in August, when she arrived on the red carpet cradling her tiny bump.

Showing off the bump: The singer was seen showing off her pregnant shape in New York in November

The singer also showed off her growing tummy after her onstage performance at the same ceremony - unbuttoning her sequinned jacket and rubbing her tummy.

It was originally thought she was due in February, but Beyonce revealed in scenes from her Live At Roseland: Elements Of 4 DVD - which was filmed in September - that she was six months pregnant at the time.

Back in October the former Destiny's Child faced internet rumours that she was 'faking' her pregnancy after an interview she did for Australian TV was posted online.

Critics claimed that when the Texan sat down her bump disappeared.

But Beyonce's rep quickly batted down those rumours saying they were 'foolish'.

Parody: Within hours of the birth being revealed, a fake account claiming to represent baby Blue - but with her name spelt the wrong way round - appeared on Twitter